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Bethel University is a Christian institute of higher education in Tennessee, accredited to bestow degrees to the master's level. Bethel University’s main campus is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, with satellite campuses located in Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Paris, and Clarksville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bethelu.edu/about/location )〕 == History == Founded in 1842 as Bethel Seminary, it became Bethel College in 1847 and assumed its current name in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.bethelu.edu/about/history )〕 Bethel University student enrollment as of Fall 2011 consisted of 4,673 students.〔 In 1998, Dr. Robert Prosser became Bethel University's 39th president. Prosser has previously served as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 11 years and served 15 years as pastor of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie, Tennessee until the year 1986.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.bethelu.edu/about/office_of_the_president )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tn.gov/sos/acts/107/resolutions/hjr0970.pdf )〕 On August 4, 2014, Bethel University and the Board of Trustee's officially announced Dr. Walter Butler as its 40th President, a position he held on an interim basis since August 1, 2013 after longtime President Dr. Robert Prosser retired.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/education/2014/08/04/bethel-university-appoints-walter-butler-president/13576383/ )〕 In the 2010s, Bethel University began renovating and building new facilities to accommodate its rapidly growing enrollment numbers. On May 8, 2010, the University held a dedication service for its newest building, the Ray and Linda Morris Science Complex, featuring new laboratories, additional classrooms, and a lecture hall. Also dedicated that year was a new residence hall, University Hall, which houses up-to 250 students. June the following year saw the reopening of the Odom Hall math building after extensive renovations, along with Heritage Hall, a new three-story residence hall which was dedicated in August 2011. The University's most ambitious construction plan also saw its first of four phases completed in August 2011. Phase I of the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment features a new cafeteria, student services offices, bookstore, enrollment offices and a student activities room. Phase II of the Rosemary and Harry L. Crisp Arena, which opened in Spring 2012, consists of a new gymnasium, athletic training facilities, offices, and a fitness center for students, faculty, and general public. Phase III, the Cumberland Chapel, was under construction as of May 2012. In conjunction with the Henry County Medical Center, in November 2012, Bethel University opened its new satellite campus for the Physician's Assistant Program along with the medical centers' new Diagnostic Center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bethel University (Tennessee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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